Re: rosebud99 – I don't know if I'd be eager to get out of bed to go confront some naked dude who had been screaming and pounding on the windows. Yeah, he may have been her fiance, but who knows what his frame of mind had been to prompt that kind of behavior? If it was a case of self-preservation, I don't blame her. I know I'm not going to run out and confront someone who's behaving in a crazy manner.

His "girlfriend" or "baby-momma" or whatever was obviously smart and decided to call for help but not intervene. She did the world a favor and vindicated the LAPD. All the trouble this loser caused and most were correct in predicting he wouldn't last long.

I watched my city burn. The King beating was the final match that lit that fire. He was a habitual criminal and drug abuser elevated to the level of a martyr because of the brutality of the police and the ugly racial divide in this nation. So if he died stoned and drunk and under suspicious circumstances then, oh well, it was to be expected. I just think about the waste it all was, having to drive past the parts of LA ruined in the riots that were never rebuilt.

Re: LiberalsMakeMeSick – Wow! With all due respect…or in this case NO RESPECT! You are an ASSHOLE. To put all that blame on Rodney is sad. I hope you seek therapy because your dumb ass is sick in the head.

Re: Derfjr – Why the f**k u reading this article it u don't care? That's the problem with u racist people now,I'm pretty sure Rodney King life was better than yours! U probably been to jail use drugs or did sum bad things wasn't rite but its NOT RITE FOR NOONE TO JUDGE ANOTHER PERSON WE ALL HAVE TO ANSWER TO GOD NOT JUST RODNEY KING SO STOP SPECULATING ON RODNEY KING LIFE AND WORRY BOUT YOUR/YALL LIFE!!!!!

Oh puleeez, yall nutcases!! You know how difficult it is to pull a dead person out of 10-12 feet of water? That's dead weight lifting some 220-230 lbs as King was 6ft 3". Now how could this chic dive in the water and single handedly lift him out?? Even if she was a world class swimmer she needed help from at least 1-2 other people. Dumb asses.

..in my humble opinion, I don't believe it was an accident. There were previous problems at the pool. This one ended in catastrophe. I have observed similar patterns in other deaths (movie stars). Coincidence??

very sad a and obviously a troubled soul RIP really did not want to hear the details of moments before he died , just respectful to say he drowned and not that he was naked screaming and banging around just saying

Went 100 miles an hour down a highway defied authority and could have killed an innocent family. Wins a lawsuit and squanders his money. Still manages to get arrested. No sympathy. Perez you forgot to add "loser" to the tags to describe this punk.

Sorry the guy took a racist beating was awarded $3.2 prior to that was a convicted fellon the money was a new chance and has been in trouble with the law ever since. His beating caused 53 deaths a $1billion in lost revenue showing the racists were the black people. Another scum bag gone the world moves on and the money goes to a new scum bag family memeber

Re: kissofDeath – Re: Nikki B – My thoughts exactly. I can't believe what a bunch of ignorant AH's that don't care about a human being. Drug addict or not it's a disease and it's sad that he never beat it. RIP, that saddest thing is reading posts from a bunch of LOSERS that don't give a shit and actually have the balls to write it…get a life!

Re: shuglet – oh boo hoo. Rodney didnt give a crap about the countless people he selfishly put at risk when he CHOSE to outrun the law. He is no victim here. I don't care what color someone is green, blue, orange, gold just because of race does not give him a free pass to drive recklessly and break laws.

What is wrong with you people….sounds like you're the waste of human life. You have no compassion. How do you think his children would feel reading your dumb ass comments. Rodney has done a lot for our society. You neg. commenters should be ashamed of yourself. RIP Rodney My heart goes out to the family

Re: swift –
……It's so unfortunate that you would say that. I trust that if you take a moment to think about what is going on here, and if you take into adequate account that a relatively young man who was royally beaten by racist police just died quite sensessly, and especially if you pay mind that he had a family just like you and me, you'll totally regret that insensitive, mostly thoughtless comment.
…You're not a bad person. You're just parroting nonsense you've heard throughout your life because you've been around racist, bigoted, bitter, dysfunctional, counterproductive, ignorant mmotherrfucckers.

fuck that! not sad at all!! this guy single handedly ruined so many lives; it's an absolute blessing he is finally gone. he put an innocent man behind bars and ruined an entire family because he decided to do PCP and lead hard working LAPD officers on a dangerous high speed pursuit, and we're supposed to be saddened by his death??? let's stop enabling bad behavior and face reality. He was a troubled, law breaking addict who caused a lot of unnecessary trouble for innocent people. Thank God he is finally gone! Best Father's day gift for Stacy Koon EVER!!!

Re: Amir Dread – just so you know, the officers who beat Rodney King were NOT racist! King resisted arrest, led cops on a dangerous high speed pursuit and then brutally attacked officer while obviously on PCP, and the officers responded the way they were trained to do so. it had nothing todo with the color of his skin, it had to do with the fact that he was ridiculously strong and violent from his PCP high, and that he attacked the officers first. the infamous video that portrayed the LAPD officer beating him did not begin recording as soon as he was pulled over; instead a local resident hear the commotion, had time to retrieve and prep their camera, only to record the final straw of LAPD officers forced to result to violence after being attacked. If surveillance camera had witnessed the full story, King would have been commended as a brutal, violent druggie, and the LAPD officers as heroes. Please do your research, its actually a heartbreaking story of how unfairly these officers were treated for only trying to protect us and do their jobs.

Re: LeVeLhEaDeD CaNaDiAn – do your research. in all fairness and compassion, he was a very bad person who hurt a lot of innocent people. i'm all for being forgiving and understanding, but he really was such heartbreakingly cruel to others. maybe he didn't realize it, maybe he was under control of drug addiction disease, but he really hurt many innocent people, many i know as friends.

Re: Chanbo – i agree, i'm not trying to say that. only that we shouldn't praise someone who choose bad behavior, that's all. of course every life is precious, but he choose drugs and crime and hurt a lot of nice people i know personally, that's all i'm saying. sorry to offend you. i would never say he deserved to die. only that we shouldn't be so quick to mourn someone who was, in reality, a pretty mean, selfish person.

Re: Chanbo – he WAS an addict. that's a real known public fact. he has been arrested 12 times for narcotics and was even featured on Celebrity Rehab. look it up. no offense, but educated yourself, you might be very surprised. this isn't a race or pride thing, it's just the simple truth. trust me< i wish i was wrong.

Re: Amir Dread – they were not racist. as a respectful human being i kind fully ask that you do research and stop spreading hateful lies that this situation had anything to do with race. he broke the law and was on PCP which makes people very violent and very strong. i don't mean to offend you, but really the real story is very interesting and heartbreaking; the cops we're really only trying to do what they thought was right. it breaks my heart that most people turn this into a race thing; it only makes the problems worse. we're all equal, no matter what color we are. but this man broke the law; MANY times, and he habitually used PCP which often makes you do very silly, very dangerous things. it's sad when anyone dies, but lets not fuel the racist flames, and support bad behavior.

Re: Chanbo – i'm not. and neither are you. just saying, let's be responsible adults and not condone bad behavior, that's all. also, if we are going to pass judgement, let's educate ourselves with facts. i'm sorry if i offended you, not my intention. peace and love my friend. that's what i believe in. but i have to say, rodney did not believe in peace and love, he believed in drugs and self satisfaction.

Re: Chanbo – okay Chanbo, you're right. he was a saint and we should all mourn his death, let's all pray there's more Chanbo's and Rodeny Kings in the future, the world will be a wonderful place…:) just FYI, rodney king has made over 5 million dollars; for doing PCP not pulling over and for someone filming him being subdued after his brutal attacks on law enforcement. of that money, he never once donated to charity, filed for bankruptcy 4 times, and drowned in a pool that us tax payers paid for. because he was high off drugs that we also payed for. without a doubt, there should be more of him around. praise black people, i love you completely. this has nothing to do with race. good night

Re: kimberly Castrellon – black people are awesome, without a doubt, but rodney king was not. simple as that. there's bad people of every color. not everything is a matter of race, not everyone see's color like that, it's just a matter of character

Re: LiberalsMakeMeSick – He never made the police beat his ass up, people died because of the racist/fascist attitude of people and police like yourselves, sick twisted people who just want to hate. He's dead, whatever he did or didn't do in his life, unless he actually did something personally to you, SHUT THE F*CK UP!

Let this be a lesson to us all. Perez has divided us and continues to do so by posting controversial non-celebrity news. When I read the headlines about the death of Rodney King I was first struck by how young he was (and how young he was when the beatings happened). I had recently viewed him on a television interview and thought how "damaged" he was, still bravely telling his message of hope and peace but evidently living with the demons that consumed him his whole life. I hope he is at rest now.

Something sure doesn't make sense about this story! Either way it is sad. I saw an interview with King not long ago & he was very candid & seemed as though he really was pulling his life together. Seemed like a totally cool guy.

Many are confusing the separate issues of police brutality, jury nullification, and rioting with a man who had problems with addiction. He did not call for the riots in LA, they were in response to a double injustice done to him.

I would first like to say that everything in America in motivated by race. And black, white, mexican or any other race you are, you are a damn fool if you don't know that. Rodney King's moral capacity and character have nothing to do with the fact that he is now dead. Have some respect for this human being, have compassion for this man who was obviously troubled. Do not riducule this him, HE IS DEAD! If we were all judged in death by the things we did in life…we'd all be in hell for one reason or another. God bless his soul, I pray that he is now at peace.

Re: LiberalsMakeMeSick – People did not die because of him, tragic though their deaths were. The peripheral cause was racism and police brutality, the extent of which is hard to believe unless you lived in L.A. during that period of time. I did. I am a white woman, but what I had seen police do to some of my Black and bi-racial friends was unbelievable. Conditions are better now, and largely because of the Rodney King saga. I know people who knew him. He was a warm and "gentle giant," except at times when under the influence. There are white celebrities today who are not warm and gentle people even when they are straight and sober. This is not a liberal/conservative issue.

The media made it sound like the girlfriend happen to wake up at 5 am and found him in the pool, the news reports did not mention that he was yelling and banging on the window before he drowned. Was she afraid of him? why did she choose to call 911 instead of just letting him in?

As we previously reported, Britney Spears' baby daddy has requested an increase in his $20K a month child support stipend. While it's said that Godney isn't THRILLED at the request, she's letting her poppa negotiate a deal with KFed.

And it appears that negotiations are well under way, though Mr. Spears is NOT impressed with his former son-in-law!